# The AI Adoption Paradox

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**James White**  
Chief Revenue Officer  
November 4, 2025 • 1 mins to read

AI is everywhere in software development, but faster adoption hasn’t translated into faster delivery. In *The AI Adoption Paradox*, we unpack why. Despite [84% of developers now using AI tools](https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/ai), trust in their accuracy has dropped, and backlogs keep growing.

This brief looks at what’s behind the slowdown, where the real bottlenecks live, and how policy-aware agents can turn AI from autocomplete into real orchestration. Read the full report below.

### The AI adoption paradox

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